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An evening of exchanging dilemmas surrounding sustainability 27 November 2018Why does it turn out to be so complicated to solve sustainability issues if everyone ‘knows’ about these problems? This was the central question in a ...
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On safari in the Bio Science Park 06 August 2018It is a warm day. The sun is shining brightly while biologist Marco Roos makes his way through the bushes towards a peculiar little plant. Insects buz...
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Symposium 40 years CML: Scientists should speak up 09 July 2018In 2018, the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), born out of activism, exists for forty years. The institute celebrated this on 28 June in the ...
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Gorlaeus lecture halls: biggest solar panel roof in Leiden 04 July 2018The roof of the lecture halls at the Faculty of Science was fitted with solar panels in June, making it the biggest solar-panel-covered roof in Leiden.
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Valuing ecosystems - Marie Curie grant for Rosaleen March 18 June 2018Ecologist Rosaleen March from the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) will carry on her research on functional biodiversity: a measure to assign...
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How China will reduce its carbon impact 17 May 2018Rong Yuang, PhD candidate from the Institute of Environmental Sciences investigated the impact of the renewable energy expansion on China’s carbon em...
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Small but not harmless 14 May 2018To what extent do nanoparticles accumulate in plants and animals, and what properties of the particles play a part in this? Willie Peijnenburg, profes...
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Toothbrushes made of bamboo and dining on left-overs 08 May 2018The Leiden University Green Office (LUGO) organised a symposium about sustainable consumption on 2 May. Various speakers told a packed room about sust...
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‘We should help nature to help us’ 23 March 2018Biodiversity and healthy ecosystems continue to decline in Europe, which has serious consequences for human welfare. These are findings of a report th...
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On the road to renewable fuel 02 February 2018Greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and fertilizers in the groundwater have negative consequences for our environment. With an electrochemical process...
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Flashing lights protect livestock from lions 01 February 2018Farmers on the outskirts of Nairobi National Park protect their livestock using flashing lights on top of the animal enclosures. This system keeps lio...
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Nature provides more to people than material benefits 18 January 2018The role of culture and diverse knowledge systems needs to be recognized when assessing nature’s contributions to people, a new policy forum paper in ...
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Asynchrony among plant communities stabilises ecosystem 18 December 2017Fluctuations in individual plant communities contribute to the stability of an ecosystem as a whole, a study published in Ecology Letters shows. Nadia...
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Towards a liveable future 20 April 2017Humans have influenced nature since as early as the Ice Age, and over the past century man’s impact has become even greater with our many new technolo...